As the size of electronic and mechanical devices shrinks to the nanometre regime,
performance begins to be dominated by surface forces. For example, friction, wear and …

Surface integrity of parts can seriously be damaged by mechanical and thermal loads during
machining leading to crack initiation, constraining of parts or damage. At present, it is very …

Indentation is one of the most widely used methods to determine the characteristics of
metallic materials. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are a powerful tool to investigate …

In the present work, nanoindentation on the basal surface of a crystalline molybdenum
disulfide (MoS 2) thin film is investigated by molecular statics (MS) calculations. A previously …

Using molecular-dynamics simulation, we study nanoindentation in fcc (Cu and Al) and bcc
(Fe and Ta) metals by a spherical indenter and investigate the size of the plastic zone …

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are performed to study the nanoindentation onto three
different crystal structures including the single crystalline, polycrystalline, and nanotwinned …

Molecular-dynamics simulation can give atomistic information on the processes occurring in
nanoindentation experiments. In particular, the nucleation of dislocation loops, their growth …

Atomistic simulations are performed for the study of defect nucleation and evolution in Al
single crystal under nanoindentation. Methodologies employed include the molecular …

The mechanical responses of single crystalline Body-Centered Cubic (BCC) metals, such as
molybdenum (Mo), outperform other metals at high temperatures, so much so that they are …

Single crystals of γ-TiAl cannot be grown in the near-stoichiometric compositions that are
present inside two-phase γ/α2-microstructures with attractive mechanical properties …